- For other uses, see Helios.
The USS Helios (NCC-63284) was a 25th century Federation starship, an Akira-class heavy escort[1] in Starfleet service by the 2400s decade. (PIC episode: "The Star Gazer")
Service history and disposition[]
A Helios-class tug in 2257.
In the 23rd century, the name Helios was carried by various starships. The Drexler-class frigate USS Helios was active in the 2240s, preceding the other vessels. DSC novel: Drastic Measures
In the 2250s, a class of tug ships was named Helios-class. (DSC Collection Issue 27: "Starfleet Tug")
The new Helios had entered service by the 2400s. (PIC episode: "The Star Gazer")
The Helios in 2400.
In the 25th century, Starfleet categorised Akira-class starships as tier 4 heavy escorts. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
In the year 2400, the USS Stargazer investigated a spatial anomaly discovered by the USS Avalon. When a massive Borg ship emerged from the anomaly, the Helios was part of the armada Starfleet built up to reinforce the Stargazer and Admiral Jean-Luc Picard. When the Borg Queen boarded the Stargazer, the Borg Collective attempted to seize control of the fleet. Picard self destructed the Stargazer to stop the Borg and save the armada. (PIC episode: "The Star Gazer")
The destroyer USS Helios in 2410.
Legacy[]
Launched in 2409, the Dyson science destroyer was another 25th century Starfleet starship carrying the name Helios. The destroyer USS Helios was also the lead ship of a second Helios-class. (STO website: Starfleet Advanced Dyson Science Destroyers)
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| Ships named Helios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Federation Starfleet | USS Helios (Drexler-class) • USS Helios (NCC-1825, Constitution-class) • USS Helios (NCC-2754, Loknar-class) • USS Helios (NCC-63284, Akira-class) • USS Helios (Helios-class) • see also: Helios-class (tug) • Helios-class (destroyer) |  
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| Private vessel | Helios | 
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| Participants in the Borg-Stargazer encounter in 2400 | ||
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Almagest • USS Arsinoe • USS Avalon • USS Clark • USS Eureka • USS Europa • USS Excelsior • USS Gagarin • USS Gilgamesh • USS Helios • USS Hrothgar • USS Hutchinson • USS Huygens • USS Ibn al-Haytham • USS Luna • USS Magellan • USS Nathan Hale • USS Oberon • USS Okuda • USS Pachacuti • USS Rabin • USS Reliant • USS Rustazh • USS Shackleton • USS Stargazer • USS Sutherland • USS Thunderchild • USS Uhura • USS Valkyrie • USS Vanguard • USS Venture • USS Yi Sun-sin • USS Zheng He | 
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| Fenris Rangers | La Sirena | 
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| Borg Collective | Borg Queen's ship (25th century) | 
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Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock".
- ↑ PIC episode: "The Star Gazer".
Background[]
| This section is written from the Real World point of view. |
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- The vessel may be named after HeliosWP, a Greek sun god and another name for Sol.
External links[]
- USS Helios article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Akira Heavy Escort article at Star Trek Online Wiki.